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TIL Belgium, Bulgaria, and Bolivia all share the same national motto: "Unity makes strength"

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kM9m TIL for the 2008 Olympics in Beijing, the Chinese government announced that people could apply for permits to protest in designate areas. None of the permits were granted, and many of those who applied disappeared or were arrested.
JYLvv TIL that when making the movie Avatar, they would film the motion capture from all angles. After the actors are rendered, the director would walk onto the set with a "virtual camera", which would allow him to film as if he were in the CG environment. TL;DR, they filmed using virtual reality.
Y7ZoW TIL that in 1992, an Australian comedy show called "Australia's Naughtiest Home Videos" was pulled from TV midway through the broadcast after Kerry Packer, the owner of Nine Network, phoned the studio operators and angrily shouted at them to "get that shit off the air!"
6E4k7 TIL Helly Juell Hansen was a Norwegian captain that first produced clothes in 1877 to protect his crew against the harsh Nordic weather. His revolutionary new product infused linseed oil into cotton fabric. 141 years later, in 2018 the company was sold to Canadian Tire for $985 million.
X0onk TIL that Dennis Hopper and Peter Fonda hosted a wrap-party for their 1969 film “Easy Rider”, before realizing that they forgot to shoot the final campfire scene. The motorcycles used in the film were previously stolen from set, which is why they’re not visible in the final campfire scene.